About WiSEASS

Women in Southeast Asian Social Sciences (WiSEASS) is a network of women and women-identifying social scientists doing research on Southeast Asia. Our activities have included organized panels on transitioning to mid-career academia, challenges of public intellectual work in Southeast Asia, work-life balance, publishing, etc. as well as small grants for collaboration among members. 

Contact: wiseassnetwork at gmail dot com

Current co-conveners

• Sayamol Charoenratana (Chulalongkorn University, Thailand)

• Riela Provi Drianda (Tokyo City University, Japan)

• Sol Iglesias (University of the Philippines-Diliman)

• Merlyna Lim (Carleton University, Canada)

• Mary Anne Mendoza (California Polytechnic Pomona)

Past co-conveners

2024-2025 

• Rabi’ah Aminudin (International Islamic University Malaysia)

• Grace Liza Concepcion (University of the Philippines)

2020-2023 

• Diana Kim,(Georgetown University) 

• Amy Liu (University of Texas at Austin) 

• Sarah Shair-Rosenfield (University of York)

• Risa Toha (Wake Forest University)  

• Meredith Weiss (University at Albany, State University of New York) 

• Tricia Yeoh (University of Nottingham Malaysia)

Advisory Council

2024-present

• Cleo Calimbahin (De La Salle University-Manila)

• Amy Liu (University of Texas at Austin)

• Sarah Shair-Rosenfield (University of York)

• Meredith Weiss (University at Albany, State University of New York)